1.Coffee is a little less than1/3 of export earnings
2.Bananas
About the size of California and Texas put together.
The coast is hot and humid.
Brazil
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Brasilia, Brazil
190,010,647 people
80% live in cities
Portuguese
Coffee, oranges, and bananas are Brazils main export
Tropical climate and savanna
Lush rain forest in northern Brazil
Less than 5% lies above 3000 ft.
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Asuncion, Paraguay
1.6,669,086
2.Growing at a rate of 2.4%
Spanish and Guarani are the 2 official languages
Cotton, Soybeans, and beef, are Paraguay’s main export
A landlocked country, one third of country is forest/woodlands, very few high elevations. The warm season is from September through May, and the cooler seasons are June through August.
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Santiago, Chile
16.3 million and is growing annually at nearly one percent.
The language in Chile is Spanish.
Fairly good access to health care, education, economic resources.
Chile is very narrow. Chile is slightly larger than Texas. At the end of Chile there are many islands. The climate ranges from arid dessert in the north to subarctic in the south.
They climb to more than 21,000 ·Forests coverabout half of Bolivia ·Landlocked ·Summer (November–April) is the rainy season. Winter is from June to September. ·In La Paz, the average annual temperature is 65°F (18°C).
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Lima, Peru
28.7 million
Lima-8 million
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Wheat, potatoes, sugarcane, rice, and coffee
Andes Mnts., Amazon Basin, forests- 3rd largest country in South Am.
Temperature varies- little rain on the coast, winter is cool
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Quito, Ecuador
13.9 million60 % live in urban areas.
Spanish & Quechan
Petroleum, coffee, bananas, cocoa, shrimp, and fish.
109,408 square miles. Mountainous due to the Andes. The climate is highland, tropical, and humid.
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Georgetown, Guyana
769,095(most in villages and on coast) Less than 1% population increase a year because of emigration out of the country. 37% in urban areas.
English but there are also indigenous languages and a language based on English that uses different dialect.
Sugar and rice are the biggest two but gold mining is big as well.
Tropical climate mostly but winds moderate the humidity. There are many savannas, flat-top mountains, and plateaus.
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Venezuela
26 million ppl
Population increases about 1.5% each year
spanish is the main language
Petrolium
Oil
Tropical land
Andes mnts. Highest pnt. pico bolivar
2.Bananas
The coast is hot and humid.
80% live in cities
Lush rain forest in northern Brazil
Less than 5% lies above 3000 ft.
2.Growing at a rate of 2.4%
- Andes Mountains
They climb to more than 21,000· Forests cover about half of Bolivia
· Landlocked
· Summer (November–April) is the rainy season. Winter is from June to September.
· In La Paz, the average annual temperature is 65°F (18°C).
Lima, Peru
28.7 million
Lima-8 million
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Wheat, potatoes, sugarcane, rice, and coffee
Temperature varies- little rain on the coast, winter is cool
Population increases about 1.5% each year
spanish is the main language
Andes mnts. Highest pnt. pico bolivar